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Halloween Tricks and Treats

Halloween Tricks and Treats

Posted: October 22, 2021| Category: Uncategorized

4:00-6:00 PM on October 31st Join us for the Fairbanks Museum’s annual Halloween celebration, Tricks and Treats! We invite young children (6 and under) and their families to wear their silliest or scariest costume, and enjoy some fun activities with us in the back yard of the museum. Families will… Read More
March Weather

March Weather

Posted: March 1, 2018| Categories: Eye on the Sky, Skywatch Almanac Weather, Uncategorized

Most of us do not care for transitions, though there are tempting moments of excitement and hope.  Yet the changes often blind-side us, upsetting the routines that bring us comfort and security.  March’s transitions are volatile, unreliable, so that even the tradition of maple sugaring is at the mercy of… Read More
June Weather

June Weather

Posted: June 3, 2016| Category: Uncategorized

Weather notes Though it is a bit premature to say that summer is in full swing, June certainly has all the elements at its disposal.  The longest daylight hours can push thermometers toward the 100 degree mark in a few rare instances, and the first potent spell of muggy, humid… Read More
November Astronomy Almanac

November Astronomy Almanac

Posted: October 31, 2015| Categories: Observing, Planetarium News, Skywatch Almanac Astronomy, Space Science, StarGazing, Uncategorized

Early risers enjoy the planets and the Moon Astronomy Highlights November sees a return to Standard Time, (on the 1st), and starts with a the continuing display of the morning planets Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. Through the month they will spread apart, but remain in view. Saturn starts the month… Read More
October Weather Almanac

October Weather Almanac

Posted: October 1, 2015| Categories: Observing, Skywatch Almanac Weather, Uncategorized

“If October is mild, the winter will be wild”   “All that glitters is not gold Often you have heard that told . . . . Fare you well, your suit is cold Cold indeed; and labor lost; Then, farewell heat; and welcome frost.” -Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice… Read More